Job position Senior Test Engineer - DBS - SEO
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Main responsibilities of the role would include:
Technical
Identify and manage problems, incidents, risks and issues
Build automated tests to support our continuous deployment environments using the technology of choice
Responsible for test case design and execution of manual test cases
Contribute to the design, coding, testing and documentation of small scale to large, complex or mission critical programs
Responsible for ensuring that the team test and build activities follow agreed governance and processes
Behavioural
Understanding yourself to be a leader (and the impact of your behaviour on others in a project team focused on results)
Engaging Stakeholders (for mutually beneficial collaborative relationships outside of the team)
Work across several multi-disciplinary teams to deliver highly focused and successful digital services
Effective management and delegation of tasks within the team
Highly driven & inspires others to move things along and make things happen
Personal and Team Development
Take responsibility for your own training and development
Guides more junior members in their personal development
Coaches and mentors’ colleagues
Continuously improves technical knowledge and stays abreast of latest trends
Shares knowledge of tools and techniques with your wider team and the business stakeholders
Candidate profile
Technical Skills and Experience
Essential
Extensive experience of working as a Senior Test Engineer
Has been a key player in delivering technical solutions as part of large projects
Excellent understanding of a mainstream automation testing framework such as Selenium / NightwatchJS / Cucumber
Experience in web services, REST
Experienced with modern delivery models such as Scrum and Agile
Has an understanding of architectural principals such as SOA and Micro-Services
Desirable
Experience with Automation tools, such as Copado, MS Visual Studio with C#, Selenium, BDD-Cucumber, SpecFlow, NUnit and Rest-Assured
Experience with API Performance Testing – JMeter/Postman
Experience with End to End automation – Serenity / Selenium-Web driver
Experience with Accessibility Testing
Experience with Git
Relevant Training and Qualifications
Essential
ISTQB CTFL-AT (Certified Tester Foundation Level Agile Tester) or equivalent
ISTQB CTFL-AT (Certified Tester Foundation Level Agile Tester) or equivalent
BehavioursWe'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Making Effective Decisions
Working Together
Changing and Improving
Delivering at Pace
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
Implementation and maintenance of Automated Test Framework
Working environment
This role is available on a remote, hybrid, or office basis. Initially, all DBS employees' contracts are office-based at one of our two sites (Liverpool L3 1QY or Darlington DL1 4WB). Employees can apply for remote or hybrid work from day one. If approved, the arrangement will start after six months for transfers from Home Office or after completing probation for new joiners. Requests will be considered based on business needs and role requirements. Informal hybrid working arrangements are also available from day one, subject to business needs and role requirements and will be discussed further following any job offer.
About the jobJob summaryThe Senior Test Engineer will work within the Technology and Innovation Directorate under the Head of Test in:
Implementing the Test Strategy and researching new technology and new techniques
Seeking and adopting continuous improvement
Providing organisational leadership
Providing assurance of internal and external delivery
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